Trump claims New York tax law no longer applies to him because he's not president

[orangecrush]

Source: Independent

Donald Trump, in another attempt to block his tax returns, has now said that the New York tax law no longer applies to him because he is no more the US president.

The tax law of New York, which is called the Trust Act, enables the state to share the president’s tax details with the Congressional committee.


In 2019, Mr Trump had sued the House Ways and Means Committee to stop it from requesting this information, officials of the New York state administration, and New York’s attorney general to block them from giving his tax information to the US Congress.

According to a report by the Bloomberg News, Mr Trump’s lawyers have now written in a report to the US District Judge Carl J Nichols in Washington, saying that “While the Trust Act is not the clearest statute, the best reading is that it does not apply to former presidents.”

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tax-new-york-president-b1830419.html%3famp

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Worried, Donnie?

[trusty elf]

1. One fine day the jaws are gonna snap shut.

[captain queeg]

3. Impressive photoshop. nt

[KS Toronado]

6. Bone Spurs was a nice touch

[Ilsa]

17. Perfect, as was "Maga-Lardo." LOL nt

[riversedge]

45. The butt is not big enough.

[mitch96]

2. Ok when it suits him he is NOT prez. Stop "what" steal... Delusional nt

[vanlassie]

4. Oh good. I'll let my neighbor who still flies his "Trump 2020 flag" know.

[gab13by13]

5. Pretty good gig,

can't indict him when he's president and can't indict him when he's not president.

[PatSeg]

15. Yes, there must be a law that says,

"You can't indict Donald Trump at any time, for any reason". In his tiny pea brain, he still thinks he has the powers of the presidency.

[COL Mustard]

26. "There's A Law Down There Somewhere"

Me? I'm above it.

Clearly his thought process.

[JohnnyRingo]

7. Did a lawyer tell him this, or Rudy Guilliani?

He had to get this last ditch effort from someone. He didn't think of it himself.
Maybe Eric came up with it.

[PatSeg]

16. The pool boy perhaps?

[Ford_Prefect]

8. More of the "My Ball, My Rules" BS from Donny one-note?

[FalloutShelter]

9. So let me get this straight...

You can't see the taxes because I AM the President
You now can't see the taxes because I am NOT the President.
If the Presidency is a box.... are they Schrodinger's taxes?

[Botany]

10. He has all sides covered .... he now has a Pretend Presidential Office in FL

Link to tweet

[gab13by13]

11. I apologize

but why post that crap?

[Botany]

12. Because I wanted to

n/t

[BradAllison]

22. Because these psychopaths need to be exposed for what they are

They truly believe they have power and many of their dangerous supporters do as well.

[not fooled]

39. The photo does show

that, aside from that rictus on his face, red don looks to be in even worse health now.

[FalloutShelter]

13. HAHA.... I saw that last week.

Bizzaro World now has an address. I think all this is to mollify him and make him think he is still in charge.
This psycho is off the rails.

[Botany]

14. It is like what they have in "memory care" facilities to keep people from feeling lost.

I think very soon Donny's defense team will go full on with an Alzheimer's defense. Worked for
Reagan.

[mopinko]

31. gmta

[dalton99a]

18. "Loot at that spot reserved for ME on Mt. Rushmore... And that's my Air Force One..."

[mopinko]

30. anyone else think this is a memory care tactic?

like putting a bus stop in front of the home, so the patients dont wander off?

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

32. the "meeting" consisted of:

Giving Dolt 45* the McDonald's food Miller picked up on the way.

Shining Cadet Bonespur's shoes.

Cleaning up Fuckface von Clownstick's office afterward.

[DENVERPOPS]

34. Is that a Russian

newspaper he is reading????????

[Botany]

35. It is a prop ... Trump is functionally illiterate

n/t

[DENVERPOPS]

37. Hey

What do you suppose is in that box, all by itself on the side of the desk???????????
I am pretty sure it is his dope kit of Adderall. Now that he is back in Florida with his dealer, he is feeling pretty good.

Maybe all those countless trips to Fla during his admin were to pick up his month's supply of "stuff"???????

[Alien Life Form]

19. Suspicious mind might think

he is trying to hide something..

[Stuart G]

20. Donnie "The Stupid" is so "stupid" that he doesn't know when to "Shut The F**k UP"

...In reference to ."..Donnie The Stupid" from now on, I will call him...."Donnie The Stupid"

... ... ... .... ...

[3825-87867]

21. Cowboys and Indians! Soldiers and Enemies!

Growing up many of us played "Cowboys and Indians" or "Soldier" after we heard the stories from our fathers about WWII and got to watch a plethora of Westerns and War movies in the 50s and 60s. We even had plastic guns and tanks and helmets and shiny six-shooters with "caps" and fake head dress feathers and rubber tomahawks and face paint galore thanks to ads we saw on TV and in comic books.

Funny thing! Then some of us got the chance to "play" for real and guess what? It wasn't really fun. There were no do-overs!

In the 80s we fought aliens on Atari's and Commodores and Apples and when we died, we simply put another quarter in the machine or pressed reset and, Presto! we did it all again. Nothing could hurt us. We lived a faux life vicariously through technology and stories and fables where only the good guys win. Some of us really started to believe that, again.

Seems some of us think we're still living in that genre - that we're indestructible - that all we need to do is put another quarter in the slot and we get a second chance. Or better, we can reprogram the outcome to our liking,

Now, at advanced ages, some of those memories can become hard to separate from reality. As was said earlier, many times scenarios are provided by those who care for us to make us think things are like they were when we thought we we living in a better, safer, more secure time. Such seems to be the case with Donnie One-Term.

Sadly, everyone really associated with him, especially the Republican Party knows his grip on reality is gone but they still appease him because they are still playing childhood games along with him and have a large supply of quarters at hand from others who also still play those childhood games.

While it may seem ok for Donnie One-Term to play he's still president with aid of the sycophants surrounding him, the sad fact is the Republicans still cling to something they know they are losing and can't win no matter how they try. But it is still in their long cherished, childish vision they think can return them to their imagined glory days.

The best thing that could happen to the Republican Party, or what's left of it, isn't letting Donnie One-Term play president any longer. It would be for Donnie One-Term to pass from this plane of existence - the sooner the better. Without his Walter Mitty leadership, there may be a chance some of the more moderate Republicans or at least the ones who may have some vestige of morality and/or a tenuous grip on reality still left might be able to salvage their party.

I don't think there are enough of them to hope for that. Too many wannabe chiefs and not enough Indians. Too many Sergeants and not enough privates (but WAY too many lieutenants!).

And they really are starting to run out of other's quarters.

Republicans, maybe it's time to stop playing - stop pretending it's the 1800's or the 50s and 60s again (or even the early 2000's), pull the plug and get on with real life?

[IronLionZion]

23. He claimed laws didn't apply to him while he was president either

Dershowitz actually used a very similar excuse that he can do whatever he wants if he believes it's in the country's best interest to reelect him.

[FakeNoose]

25. Maybe he issued himself a secret blanket pardon while he was still in the White House

... and maybe it's retroactive to the years before he was pResident?

[getagrip_already]

27. the best reading, by the best readerer, all the people are saying it......

Where have we heard that before? hmmm.....

[Historic NY]

29. For crying out loud just dump the records...

NY has them do the Fryday dump and ruin Donnie boys golf game. What he's going to do sue...

[bucolic_frolic]

33. "best" for who?

[lagomorph777]

36. Wut? HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Dude forgot to take his Haldol this morning.

[Martin68]

38. I thought it was the other way around: NY couldn't successfully prosecute a case against

Dump while he was in office because he would refuse to supply documents.

[bringthePaine]

40. "yeah! and besides another thing: I have my eyes closed so you can't see me!

[C Moon]

41. This is probably eating away at him day after day. Good.

Also, so he's admitting he lost?

[keithbvadu2]

42. "best reading" - as good as Trump's morals for a legal basis.

"best reading" - as good as Trump's morals for a legal basis.

[robertpaulsen]

43. Trump claims no one can see him while holding tiny hands over his eyes

Borowitz or The Onion must have already written an article with that headline.

[tonekat]

44. That's cute, he thinks it's his decision to make

The hard edge of reality will knock him on his heels soon.